Councilman plan on discussing the ordinance at Tuesday night’s city council meeting.

Leaders say it will give the police department and the city a chance to address businesses that have a continual track record of illicit behavior and criminal activity.

“I’m not trying not to be business friendly because we want to encourage people to run their business but we want to have a safe environment inside the city of Columbus. So I think the nuisance ordinance will give us the ability to address some of those issues,” said Ward 5 Councilman Kabir Karriem.

3 years ago Columbus created a nightclub ordinance in an effort to reduce crime.

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WCBI – TV was the first television station in North Mississippi. The station began its regular operations on July 13, 1956 under the ownership of Birney Imes, Jr. WCBI was first housed in a group of cement block buildings in a pasture east of Columbus on Highway 12